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September 24, 2015

EU Leaders Close Summit as Refugees Face Increasing Border Crackdown 
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In news from Europe, EU leaders have wrapped up a summit meeting
addressing the influx of refugees fleeing violence in Syria, Iraq,
Afghanistan, Somalia, Nigeria and other countries. Leaders agreed on a
modest plan to resettle 120,000 refugees across the member states. This
comes as tens of thousands of people are attempting to make their way
across the continent amid continued border crackdowns. Croatia and
Serbia have banned cargo travel between the two countries, as Hungarian
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has mobilized soldiers and prisoners to
work on the fence running along the border with Croatia. Hungary has
also placed ads in Jordanian media outlets warning refugees not to come
to Hungary and that crossing is punishable by imprisonment.

 

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